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Machelen
Machelen
Municipality
	St. Gertrudis church in Machelen
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Machelen
	Machelen Location in Belgium Location of Machelen in Flemish Brabant
	Coordinates: 50°55′N 04°26′E / 50.917°N 4.433°E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Flemish Brabant
Arrondissement	Halle-Vilvoorde
Government
• Mayor	Jean Pierre De Groef (Vooruit)
• Governing party/ies	Samen Vooruit, N-VA
Area
• Total	11.5 km2 (4.4 sq mi)
Population (2018-01-01)
• Total	15,417
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Postal codes	1830, 1831
NIS code	23047
Area codes	02
Website	www.machelen.be

Machelen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑxələ(n)]) is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of Diegem and Machelen proper. On 1 January 2006, Machelen had a total population of 12,500. The total area is 11.59 km² (4.47 sq mi), which gives a population density of 1,078/km² (2,790/sq mi). The official language of Machelen is Dutch, as in the rest of Flanders. A suburb of Brussels, Machelen directly borders the Brussels-Capital Region, specifically the Haren neighbourhood.

A portion of Brussels Airport is located in Diegem,^[2] together with neighbouring town of Zaventem. The municipality contains three major road junctions: the intersection of the Brussels Ring (R0) and A201 serving the airport (labelled Zaventem), the start of the A1 towards Mechelen and Antwerp fed by the ring road, and the first junction on the A1 meeting the N211 feeder road from Vilvoorde, also accessing the airport. Buda railway station (on Belgian railway line 25) serves part of the area, although only Service S1 stops there, other routes using Vilvoorde railway station further north.

Economy

Brussels Airlines head office in Diegem, Machelen

Brussels Airlines has its corporate headquarters in the b.house on the grounds of Brussels Airport and in Diegem, Machelen.^[2]^[3] Brussels Airlines formed in 2006 as a result of a merger between SN Brussels and Virgin Express.^[4]

The Europe, Middle East, and Africa operations of Chevron Phillips are based in Stockholm Building in Airport Plaza in Diegem.^[5]

Education

Primary schools include:^[6]

Gemeentelijke Basisschool De Fonkel (Diegem)
Basisschool De Sterrenhemel
Vrije Basisschool De Windroos
Parochiale Basisschool (Diegem)

GISO Machelen provides secondary education.^[7]^[8]

Bibliotheek Machelen-Diegem is the public library of the town.^[9]

References

^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b "bedrijf.jpg Archived 24 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine." Machelen. Retrieved on 25 April 2010.
^ "Corp – Contact Us Archived 13 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine." Brussels Airlines. Retrieved on 23 October 2009.
^ "Sabena reborn: SN Brussels-Virgin Express merger 'set to take former Belgian flag carrier brand'." Flight Global. 27 October 2006. Retrieved on 23 October 2009.
^ "Contact Us." Chevron Phillips. Retrieved on 6 September 2017. "Chevron Phillips Chemical International N.V. Airport Plaza – Stockholm Building Leonardo Da Vincilaan 19 1831 Diegem Belgium"
^ "Kleuter- en basisonderwijs Archived 6 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine." Machelen. Retrieved on 6 September 2017.
^ "Secundair onderwijs Archived 6 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine." Machelen. Retrieved on 6 September 2017.
^ Home. GISO Machelen. Retrieved on 6 September 2017.
^ Home. Machelen, bibliotheek.be. Retrieved on 6 September 2017.